Giveaway Winner!

Via random number generator, the winner is Shelley from Give us this Day our Daily Mango!!! Congrats! Please shoot me an email at racheljapi (dot) gmail (dot) com. 

Giveaway: Because I Love You All!

Because I love you all, I will be having the best giveaway ever. This giveaway comes with a quick little story of two friends. A very good friend and I have always had a contest as to who can bring back the tackiest gift from a trip abroad. She currently holds the title for bringing me a stuffed toad keychain and a kangaroo testicles bottle opener.

Anyway, I saw this and thought of her. While lovely it just doesn't beat kangaroo testicles, but it is perfect for my readers. Tacky with a touch of ridiculous all while having a logo representing Rio de Janeiro. It was love at first sight.

A Christ the Redeemer nail clipper. I mean, what home doesn't need this?! And when you think it can't get any better...

You open it and see that it is also a bottle opener. I think this is exactly what Jesus was hoping for when he turned water into wine, a nail clipper/bottle opener in honor of a statue in his honor. Doesn't get much better than this folks.

And since this such an awesomely random item, I'm giving it away to you. I feel it's small enough that I won't get totally screwed with shipping so the world is this clipper/opener's oyster. Anyone can apply to have this badboy.

Also, in case you didn't notice, it's also a keychain. That way you can take your Christ the Redeemer nail clipper and bottle opener with you everywhere.

I know. You are welcome.

To enter please leave a comment stating how awesomely tacky this giveaway item is and an email so that I can easily contact you in case of a win. I will pick a winner Saturday the 14th of January.

For additional entries Tweet about this comment by opting for the tweet share down below and leave me a comment telling me you did it (honor system here people. Christ the Redeemer is watching).

Another additional entry for liking my facebook page: Rachel's Rantings in Rio on Facebook Also leave a comment please.

Good Luck! 

Folks, We Have a Winner!

Guess what guys, the giveaway is over and we have ourselves a winner. The lucky owner of a new Spóra key ring is a miss Danielle B!! Danielle picked and won the above picture key ring.

Congrats!!!

Eco-chic from the Amazon

I'm really excited about this company. I think it represents the beauty of Brazil in it's use of natural seeds in a creative handcrafted design.

One thing that Brazilians do well is combine nature with everyday life. Just look at Rio de Janeiro! This city is a perfect example of that.

An example of one of your choices of key rings:

Simple, elegant, and classy! Kind of like my blog! Oh come on, you all know you think classy, unopinionated,  demure, and elegant when you read my posts. I'm like Audrey Hepburn but less mousy and with a computer!

So go enter my giveaway already people! http://rachel-oddsandends.blogspot.com/2011/05/giveaway-spora-where-nature-meets.html

GIVEAWAY! Spóra: Where Nature Meets Sophistication

I'm VERY excited to announce that I have another giveaway for you readers out there! The lovely owner of Spóra jewelry is giving one lucky reader one of her amazing key rings! Think class, sophistication, with a twist of nature.

Here's a little bit about the owner Patricia:

"I grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and I have always had a fascination with seeds. During my experimentation with jewelry design, I realized that besides being unusual and beautiful, necklaces made with seeds are also meaningful, for seeds are a symbol for birth, rebirth, and renewal. This is an important connection to make now that our environment is threatened.


I combine the seeds with more "sophisticated" and expensive material like semi-precious stones, pearls, and silver --- this  creates an interesting perspective on the idea of preciousness: it is the seeds that make spóra’s necklaces precious. 


I go to Brazil at least once a year to visit my family and to buy seeds; all my jewelry is handmade by me. It is nice to know that picking seeds is a source of income for many natives in the amazon rainforest.  I am glad I can "show off" a little bit of Brazil in my designs."


So how do you enter to get your piece of this beautiful jewelry line?

1. Like Spóra's facebook page.
2. Go to Patricia's Etsy page and pick one of the three key rings out.
3. Leave a comment here confirming the like and telling me which key ring you liked the best!

That's it! Oh, please remember to leave a comment with a form of contact, ie. email or twitter or blogger id or something.

And I'm sorry to say that this giveaway is limited to the US, Canada, and Europe. Bummer but it happens as the world is a very large place with kind of crappy mail service.

This contest ends May 25th at 11:59pm EST and the winner will be announced the morning of the 26th or 27th.